Comparison

PSE vs Scrapped

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

PSE

Manage your utility account and stay informed about power outages. Check your balance, make payments, and report outages with ease. Get real-time restoration updates and customize notifications.

Highlights
  • Check account balance
  • Make bill payments
  • Report power outages
  • Track outage restoration times
  • Manage personal preferences
  • Start, stop, or move service
Features
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The PSE app provides easy access to your account when you're on the go. Check your balance and make a payment with just one click. Track & report power outages in your neighborhood and check on restoration times, all in the palm of your hand. Manage your account: • Review your account balance, prior month’s charges and pay your bill • Use and securely save your preferred payment method – eCheck, debit, credit, PayPal or Venmo • Manage personal preferences - select your desired bill due date or enroll in paperless billing • Change or update your account security, including password and security questions • Start, stop or move your residential service Stay informed about outages: • View outage status on the map, searching by address, city or ZIP code • Easily report an outage • Set your preferences to receive outage notifications by email, text or phone

About

Scrapped

Identify the correct disposal bin for items by pointing your phone's camera at them. This app helps you sort waste into recycling, compost, or garbage categories without needing an internet connection or account. It asks clarifying questions to ensure accurate sorting.

Highlights
  • Camera-based item identification
  • Sorts into recycling, compost, or garbage
  • Offline functionality
  • No account required
  • Privacy-focused (no photos leave device)
  • Interactive sorting questions
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Point your camera at something and Scrapped tells you which bin it goes in. Recycle, compost, or garbage. It runs on your phone. You don't need an account or internet, and no photo leaves your device. A plastic container is recycling if it's rigid and rinsed, garbage if it's a bag or a wrapper or covered in grease. Scrapped asks you instead of guessing.

Screenshots

PSE3 screens
Scrapped3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Scrapped at 5.0 against PSE's 3.9. PSE's advantage is ratings volume (14 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Scrapped holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PSE has 14 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
PSE versus Scrapped: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPSEScrapped
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (14 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews13.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPuget Sound EnergyNing Liao

Customer experience

PSE

All ratings14 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral7.1%
Negative21.4%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive13.9%
Neutral5.8%
Negative80.3%

Scrapped

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

PSE

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App freezes when trying to log in
  • Outage map does not show current outages
  • Keeps logging users out unexpectedly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Support for Apple Pay and digital wallets
  • Ability to schedule future bill payments
  • Improved outage status updates and ETAs

Scrapped

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

PSE

No in-app purchases

None

Scrapped

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PSE free?
PSE is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Scrapped free?
Scrapped is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PSE or Scrapped?
Scrapped is rated higher. PSE averages 3.9 out of 5 from 14 ratings, while Scrapped averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do PSE or Scrapped have ads?
Neither PSE nor Scrapped shows ads.

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